Slow cooker chicken casserole

We recommend browning the meat and veg for this chicken casserole beforehand - it enhances the flavour. But if you want to save time, this recipe still works by popping everything straight into the slow cooker instead.

Slow cooker lentil dhal

Slow cooking the lentils gives layers of flavour and texture. Try to use chana dall lentils: they hold their shape well when cooking. Yellow split peas can be used but will go mushy more quickly, so cook for less time.

Slow cooker short beef ribs

Rich, tender and melt-in-the-mouth, short ribs are a real supper showstopper. Slowly braising means the meat almost falls off the bone. We’ve infused these with classic Asian flavours, but this versatile cut is also delicious cooked in red wine or stout.

Slow cooker Mexican pork pibil

Pibil is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish that uses annatto, a paste made from the berries of the achiote tree, which gives this dish a beautiful deep red colour and an earthy peppery flavour.

Slow cooked beef brisket

Melt-in-the-mouth, tender beef and warming Middle Eastern spices are a match made in heaven in this slow-cooked crowd-pleaser. A long, slow braise transforms a great-value cut of meat into a wow-factor main fit for a dinner party.